Deists also believe that to God, all people are equal. Because of this belief, Deists don’t think that there are special people who know God’s will better than any of the rest of us. What Deists do believe, is that all of us can learn about God through God’s work, otherwise known as “nature.” And since we all have the ability to learn about nature, and thus God, then no one person is more special than another to God. This means that Deists respect other peoples’ opinions. We may not agree with the other person’s opinions, but Deist do believe in being tolerant of them. Of course, this tolerance does not extend to people who would harm others, so that their ideas will be accepted. Deists will often even seek out differing opinions, so that they may learn new ways of thinking about things. Deists will think for themselves, rather an idea has merit or not.

Some people ask, “If Deists don’t get anything special from God, why be a Deist?” The usual reason that people become Deists, is that they have used their own reasoning to decide that Deism is the religion that best describes their own ideas. Many Deists find other things that make the religion attractive as well. For instance, there is no one telling a Deist how to think. Fellow Deists just tell other Deists to learn to think for themselves. Many Deists also find that Deism helps them to get rid of silly feelings of guilt about things that they had nothing to do with. That also makes them feel better about themselves. And a Deist can worship God in their own way, without fear of persecution from other Deists.

People also ask, “Do Deists have a moral code?” The answer is yes and no. Deism teaches that because of all of the wonderful things that God has given us, we should try to help others. As God helps us, we should help others and not harm them. But, Deism doesn’t have a bunch of rules to follow. Deism teaches us to use our own reasoning and ability to use logic to decide for ourselves if something is right or wrong.

People also ask, “How do Deists practice their religion?” One thing all practicing Deists do is think for themselves. That is, a Deist will think about everything. Even if there is a God or not. Most practicing Deists will also give prayers of thanks to God. Although, individual Deists will do this in different ways. Deists don’t believe in begging God for things, as they know that God knows what they need. Deists also know that it is up to us humans to make the world a better place to live. So, they try to make the world better by helping others.